Dr. Dave Hnida: Be Prepared For Snow Shoveling, Think Of It As Combo Of Weight Lifting And Aerobics

CBS Denver

March 12, 2021

DENVER (CBS4) – The forecast calls for up to 25 inches of snow in the Denver metro area this weekend and the precipitation will be full of moisture. That means it will be heavy, prompting CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida to share some advice for shoveling it.

“You need to look at this as the ‘2021 Colorado Snow Olympics’ with the main event with being snow shoveling which we really don’t train for on an everyday basis,” he said on CBSN Denver.

Hnida said it is important to think about the three stages of shoveling: what to do before, during and after shoveling to make sure we don’t hurt our bodies, especially our backs or hearts.

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